RI.03 - Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or a series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.

What is the big idea of this standard? An author organizes material strategically in order to communicate his or her intent.

What are the essential questions for this standard? What is organization? How do authors use organization to effectively communicate their ideas? What are the different kinds of organizational structures that authors commonly use?

Narration giving an account of something through “I”

Sequence/process information is listed step by step

Classification sorts ideas into smaller groups

Description describes a person, place, or thing based on its location or the way it is arranged and/or offers examples and clarification for a general statement

Cause and Effect cause states why something happens/effect states a result or outcome

Compare/contrast shows how two things are similar and/or different

Definition explains the meaning of specialized vocabulary

Chronological shows a chain of events/time order is important

Problem/Solution a problem and answer are suggested